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    Dixie Flyers

    Dixie Flyers. Bluegrass group, formed in July 1974 in London, Ont. Founding members were Brian Abbey (bass), Bert Baumbach (guitar), Dennis LePage (banjo), and Ken Palmer (mandolin). Willie P.

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    Djane Lavoie-Herz

    Djane Lavoie-Herz (b Lavoie, m Herz). Pianist, teacher, b Ottawa 1889, d New York? She studied in Montreal with Alfred La Liberté and, after 1905, in London, Paris, Berlin, and Brussels. In Brussels she again had lessons with La Liberté, and also with his teacher, Alexander Scriabin.

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    Djanet Sears

    Influenced by West-African forms of epic storytelling, Sears developed a signature dramaturgy and performance style that supported and developed its narrative material through choral technique, rhythms, singing and movement. Afrika Solo was premiered in 1987.

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    D.O.A.

    D.O.A. Vancouver punk/rock band. The band was formed in 1978 by the singer, guitarist and songwriter Joey Keighley (also known professionally as Joey Shithead and Joey Keithley, born Burnaby, BC, 3 Jun 1956), previously of The Skulls.

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    Documenting the First World War

    The First World War forever changed Canada. Some 630,000 Canadians enlisted from a nation of not yet eight million. More than 66,000 were killed. As the casualties mounted on the Western Front, an expatriate Canadian, Sir Max Aitken (Lord Beaverbrook), organized a program to document Canada’s war effort through art, photography and film. This collection of war art, made both in an official capacity and by soldiers themselves, was another method of forging a legacy of Canada’s war effort.

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    Documenting the Second World War

    When Canada declared war on Germany on 10 September 1939, tens of thousands of Canadians enlisted to serve in the army, navy,  air force and supporting services. The military scrambled to buy equipment, train recruits and prepare for war. Little thought was given, at first, to documenting the war effort. By 1940, however, the military was recruiting historians, most notably Charles Stacey, to collect records and write accounts of Canadian operations. In the following years, artists, photographers and filmmakers also served with the various branches of the armed forces. Today, their diligent work provides a rich visual and written catalogue of Canada’s history in the Second World War.

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    Dodi Protero

    Dodi (Dorothy Ann) Protero (b MacGregor, adopted McIlraith). Soprano, teacher born Toronto 13 Mar 1933, died New York, NY, 22 Apr 2007. While a pupil 1949-59 of James Rosselino she sang during the early 1950s in the Rosselino Opera's production of La Traviata.

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    Dolores Claman

    Dolores Olga Claman, composer, pianist (born 6 Jul 1927 in Vancouver, BC; died 17 July 2021 in Spain). Dolores Claman and her husband, the writer Richard Morris, wrote the scores for various musicals. They were also one of Canada’s most successful jingle-writing teams. They completed some 3,000 jingles and won more than 40 awards. Claman’s best-known works are “The Hockey Theme,” the theme song for CBC TV’s Hockey Night in Canada; and the title song for the film A Place to Stand (known popularly as “Ontar-i-ar-i-ar-i-o”). “The Hockey Theme” has been considered Canada’s second national anthem. It was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010.

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    Domenic Troiano

    Domenic (Michaele Antonio) Troiano. Guitarist, composer, singer, b Modugno, Italy, 17 Jan 1946, d 25 May 2005 at Toronto. Troiano became a naturalized Canadian in 1955 and was raised in Toronto.

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    Dominic Champagne

    ​Dominic Champagne, playwright, scriptwriter, director, and show designer (born 1963 in Sorel, Québec). Dominic Champagne has been active on the Québec performing arts scene for over 25 years.

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    Dominik Zuchowicz

    Dominik Zuchowicz in 1993 with one of his period violas (courtesy Malak)Dominik Zuchowicz in 1972 in the shop of James Croft and Son in Winnipeg (photo by Tony Eston).PreviousNext Dominik Zuchowicz Dominik (James) Zuchowicz. Luthier, born Winnipeg 26 Mar 1949, died Ottawa 8 Feb 2011. Zuchowicz, of Polish heritage, was one of a small group of luthiers who were part of Canada's emerging early music movement that began in the 1960s and grew significantly in...

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    Dominique Ducharme

    Dominique Ducharme, soldier, fur trader, office holder (b François Dominique Ducharme at Lachine, Que 15 May 1765; d at Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes, Que 3 Aug 1853).

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    Dominique Ducharme

    Dominique Ducharme. Teacher, pianist, organist, b Lachine, near Montreal, 14 May 1840, d Montreal 28 Dec 1899. He studied piano as a child with a teacher called Andrews, an organist in Lachine, and continued in Montreal with Paul Letondal and then for a year with Charles W. Sabatier. 

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    Dominique Michel

    Dominique Michel, born Michel-Aimée Sylvestre, actor and singer (b at Sorel, Qué 24 Dec 1932).

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    Don Cowan

    Donovan Frankland Cowan, educator, composer (born 22 June 1919 in Outlook, Saskatchewan; died 12 January 2013 in Victoria, BC). B MUS (Saskatchewan) 1948, MA (Minnesota) 1962, ED D (Northern Colorado) 1971. 

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